The assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee unanimously recommended allocating $125,000 to the Haines Economic Development Corporation that will be used to study the structural, social and educational needs of the valley should an operating mine be built at the site of the Palmer Project.
Committee members Cheryl Stickler, Debra Schnabel and Gabe Thomas heard a presentation from HEDC executive director Cindy Zuluaga Jimenez at its Tuesday meeting. She said the money will go toward…